Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-06
EXCurSiOnS.

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EXcursiOns.
The P1ckwfck Club viii give an excursion to
Lower Cedar Point on the steamer Henry E.
Bishop on Friday, August 10.
On Monday next there Will be a family excur-
sion TO Colonial Beach on the steamer George
m, and win return at 10 pm, giving the excur.
rEonists three hours at the beach.
a.. The Lone star Beneficial Association win give
George Leary will be the steamer, and Colonial
Beach VIII be the objective point. tickets issued
The new and thoroughly equipped steamer
Henry E Bishop will sail SO miles down the Poto-
mac tonight and return, leaving her wharf at
The officers Of the steamer Mary washington
VIII give moonlight excursion TO River View on
TUESDAY evening next.
"A special excursion to Norfolk, Fort Monroe,
Virginia Beach, Ocean View, Piney Point and Corn
night. She win leave at 5 80 pm, ana return at
q am. Monday.
are very enjoyable. Tomorrow the boat win
make two trips-ar 10 80 a. N and 2:3O B. m
stopping at Marshall Han both ways.
The Mary Washington VIII make two trips to
River View tomorrow at 10 80 a. IL and 3 p. m.
The John w. Thompson Will leave tonight at
S;3o O'Clock for Colonial Beach, Colton's, and
The trips OF the Pilot Boy to Glymont are well
patronized. The boat win go down tonight at z
p N, and tomorrow she wiz make two trtpS-1O
4. m. and $50 d. u.
Fred n. Innes, the trombone soloist, plays to-
M.
agement wished TO engage him for the remainder
OF next week, but his other engagements call him
away. Waiter Emerson, the cornet virtuoso and
Madame Medora Henson, the vocalist, will be the
attractions next week. EmersOn'S reputation as
acornetist is unsurpassed. The Louisville Courier
Journal calls him the king" of the cornet. Ma
dame Henson Is Wei known as a singer In oratorO
Wednesday next will be gala day with the fire
laddies of the olden time, the occasion being the
excursion of the Veteran Volunteer Firemens As
ISOLATION 10 Marshall Hall on the steamer Cor
coran. The committee IN charge expect TO have
h. a yarlr
possibly, representatives from some Of the yOlun-
teer departments OF the surrounding country
Bottoms, Blood Tubs and the reminiscences
awakened VIII be features Of the day.
The Langston Murder Trial.
TWO OF RUFFISs WOUNDS NECESSARILY FATAL.
Or. $. A. BuGd, who assisted in the operation of
taparotomy Of John II. Ruffn, and who admins
Tered The chlorQform, was placed on the stand as
witness in the Langston murder trial at Pc
tersourg, Va, yesterday. He said two OF the
wounds inflicted by Langston's bullet in Ruffin's
intestlnes were necessarily fatal and said that no
operation, however skillfuly and Carefully per
formed, could nave saved bis life. DIR. Budd went
over much Of the ground covered by the physlctans
who testified before him, agreeing mainly with the
Views expressed by them. The case attracts
crowded audience every day, and is one OF such
Importance that full history OF IL is being pre-
pared Tor publication In medical Journals
Dr. Budd concluded his testimony last night
having been on the stand ali day. His examina
ton in the afternoon was mainly tn reference m
the aneSthetic treatment OF the wounded man He
sal1 TINS portion OF the treatment was proper. He
further testified that while the operation or lana
Totomy WAS an extremely delicate one and a dan
gerous undertaking for an inexperienced surgeon
ySt, IL time had been consumed IN hunting Tor a
surgeon or experience, with all the necessary in
strumentS. the patient would have died before the
operation could have been performed. DR.. Budd
concluded his testimony by declaring his approval
or the operation and emphatically Announcing
that Ruiiins death was caused by the pistol
wounds
RoBBERIEs REfoRTgD-Bridget Mccarthy. No.
ga ~ street southwest, reports stolen from un-
Der her pillow, sometime yesterday morning $50
r. o. spindle, No. 934 street northwest re-
ports the larceny OF a gold watch and chain val
uei at 81.
kERNASs 1HEArER-..Ixton, or the Man at the
Wheel, Will be the principal attraction az Ker
mans next week, with Lisa Weber In the title role
The great Crowley Juno and Miss Lucille tir,eyes
as tea'ts- Several new features Will be presented
Ia The OHIO and a novel and sensational nrst part
on the "Aikado' plan IS promised. The enter
taininent Ia the theater terminates at 10 O'Clock,
ana then comes the variety program In the sum-
mer Garden The attendance this week has been
very large at every performance and II q cool spot
San oe iouhd any "here II Is at kernans.
The EQUITABLE c. b. AssoCIATroS-The ninety
lonrtn meeting Tor making advances was held at
the Office OF the association, In the new buiidinc
luz street. Wednesday, ThOs. Someryille presi
uent, JnO- Joy Edison, secretary. The amount an
sahced was $4,000, at an average premium or On
per cent The busy season OF building has in
creased the demand for money and caused the
premium 10 30 above the average rate. which NAV
continue until December or January The rhtr
teenth Issue has nearly 1900 shares SUBSCRIBED
and PAID for The association Is settled In Ifs new
quarters, which provides safety for the records
and maximum convenience Tor transactfnp busi
ness In future, on the first Wednesday in eacb
month, instead OF holding meeting az the Ma
tlOnal Rifles Arm0ry, away from the ONCE the
ONCE viii be regularly open on that day for RECEIVE
Ing payments and tranSacttng business from q 10
O'Clock pm, and promptly at 8: 80 O'Clock the
advances VIII be made In the directors room This
arrangement Will prove convenient for the share
holders and an advantage To the association.
Nearly every rOoIs IN the new building has been
TAKEN aud Is occupied for office purposes, which
produces revenue and prOilt that makes the in
.esthent as safe and satisfactory as realized from
funds Invested In advances
MILITARY ENcAAPAEST.-Stfnddy Excursion TO
hdyerStot0n--fae Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Will run u special train from Washington to
Haserstown and return on Sunday, August nth
70 accommodate all those who desire TO visit the
lamp an Ihe Tram wiz leave this city ut 7:30 a-m
anu returning leave Hagerstown at $40 pm The
train was originally announced TO leave Harers-
Town at 7:10 pm, but the hour has been changed
80 as 70 give all an opportunity 10 witness The
S.sss pat sne Inc iare FOR the round trip, WASH
in4ton " Haserstown and return Is al d,